House Bill 7717
117th Congress(2021-2022)
American Apprenticeship Act
Introduced
Introduced in House on May 11, 2022
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
7717
Congress
117
Policy Area
Labor and Employment
Labor and Employment
Primary focus of measure is matters affecting hiring and composition of the workforce, wages and benefits, labor-management relations; occupational safety, personnel management, unemployment compensation. Measures concerning public-sector employment may fall under Government Operations and Politics policy area.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
American Apprenticeship Act
This bill authorizes the Department of Labor to make grants to assist states in carrying out projects that defray the cost of instruction associated with pre-apprenticeship and qualified apprenticeship programs.
Labor shall (1) establish performance measures and an evaluation system for such grant program; and (2) identify in-demand occupations that lack the use of apprenticeships, analyze the use of the qualified apprenticeship program model in those occupations, and report on such analysis to states and Congress.
May 11, 2022
05/11/2022
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
05/11/2022
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Feb 15, 2023 11:00:52 PM